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Created page with "'''Pandoran''' (or Pxantorar) is an extraterrestrial auxlang made by the European Space agency to function as a middle ground between Na'vi and the Romance languages. The Académie Langues Extraterrestres was commissioned by the EU and NASA in 2203 and the language was completed in 2209. Testing showed the same level of difficulty for Na'vi and human learners, and massive improvement in learning the others' language(s) after acquiring Pxantoran. ==Introduction..."
 
 
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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
Two orthographies are maintained in different contexts.  Signage on Pandora is in the Na'vi-writing style (distinguished by its use of '''x''' for ejective-consonants) while human beings continue to text and chat in European-style (distinguished the use of '''ñ''' for the velar nasal).  This is current area of debate, and we will present both styles here in an effort to remain unbiased.  However, throughout the rest of this document, the Na'vi-style will be used, as it was originally laid out by the ALE.
The Pandoran alphabet consists of 26 symbols.  There seven vowels are and twenty consonant sounds.  There are also four diphthongs and two syllabic consonants.


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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;"
! colspan="26" | Letters of the Ckul alphabet
|-
| Aa || Ää || Ee || Ff || Hh || Ii || Ìì || Kk|| Ll || Mm || Nn || Ngng || Oo || Pp || Pxpx || Rr || Ss || Tt || Tsts || Txtx || Uu || Ww || Yy || Zz
|}
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Two orthographies are maintained in different contexts.  Signage on Pandora is in the Na'vi-writing style (distinguished by its use of '''x''' for ejective-consonants) while human beings continue to text and chat in European-style (distinguished the use of '''ñ''' for the velar nasal).  This is current area of debate, and we will present both styles in this section, in an effort to remain unbiased.  However, throughout the rest of this document, the Na'vi-style will be used, as it was originally laid out by the ALE.
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|+ "Na'vi Style" Consonants
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| '''w''' || || '''j''' || ||  
| '''w''' || || '''j''' || ||  
|}
|}
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|+ "Na'vi Style" Vowels
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| '''æ''' || '''a''' ||  
| '''æ''' || '''a''' ||  
|}
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|-
|-
! 1st excl
! 1st excl
| me || pin || no  
| {{C|me}} || {{C|pin}} || {{C|no}}
|-
|-
! 1st incl
! 1st incl
| {{No|ø}} || 'äm || ngo  
| {{No| }} || {{C|'ämpi}} || {{C|ngo}}
|-
|-
! 2nd
! 2nd
| txu || tutx || vo
| {{C|txu}} || {{C|tutx}} || {{C|vo}}
|-
|-
! 3rd sent
! 3rd sent.
| fru || colspan="2" | kxor
| {{C|fru}} || colspan="2" | {{C|kxoro}}
|-
|-
! 3rd anim
! 3rd anim.
| an || colspan="2" | pxek
| {{C|'ani}} || colspan="2" | {{C|pxeku}}
|-
|-
! 3rd inanim
! 3rd inanim.
| fpe || colspan="2" | tsla
| {{C|fpe}} || colspan="2" | {{C|tsla}}
|}
|}
Third person pronouns are ambiguous for number.  They can optionally take dual or plural marking to be clear.
Third person plural pronouns are ambiguous for number.  They can optionally take dual or plural marking to be clear.


=== Verbs ===
=== Verbs ===
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! !! Singular !! Non-Singular
! !! Singular !! Non-Singular
|-
|-
! 1
! 1ex
| -Vm || -Vmus
| -Vm || -Vmut
|-
! 1in
| -Vng || -Vngut
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
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! !! Singular !! Non-Singular
! !! Singular !! Non-Singular
|-
|-
! 1
! 1ex
| -Vr || -Vmur
| -Vr || -Vmur
|-
! 1in
| -Vl || -Vmul
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
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| -Vtxur || -Vntxur
| -Vtxur || -Vntxur
|}
|}
The "to be" verb, is irregular, as in all natural languages:
{| class="bluetable"
! !! Singular !! Non-Singular
|-
! 1ex
| sum || sumut
|-
! 1in
| sung || sungut
|-
! 2
| et || etxit
|-
! 3
| etx || sun
|}
In general,


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==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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{{col-n|2}}
<poem>
Ngor pxatri, tswi stxat ìn Skxälup,
Sivantsìfiki txur nomem,
Txur reng ätvivenetx,
Txur voluntxa fivitx,
Fretswon 'ìlSkxälupìn tswon 'ìlMuntupìn,
Tivon ngop oz ngor pxanim kxotizan,
e' ngotswe pxertivon 'ìltepìtum,
fretswon ngo pxertonomut ngor flusepìtorim,
e' ìntivukx ngom ke ìn txotsentxatstxom,
ki livìfre ngom te ìlmälor.
'Amen.
</poem>
{{col-n|2}}
<poem style="font-style: italic">
Our Father, who stands in the Heaven,
May you sanctify your name;
May your kingdom arrive,
May your will be done,
Just as in the Heaven, so in the World,
Give us today our bread of the day,
and as for us, forgive the debts,
Just as we forgive the debtors,
and induct us not into all temptation,
but from us from the evil one.
Amen.
</poem>
{{Col-end}}
 
==Other resources==
==Other resources==
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* [[Pandoran/Swadesh]] - The Swadesh list, compared to Latin and Romance languages
 
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[[Category:Pandoran]]
[[Category:Pandoran]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
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